Thick Pepperoni Pizza Casserole

This makes a ton of food. This is like lasagna without the layers and the work. Serve with salad and garlic bread. Great for a potluck.

• Ready In: 55 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) package  uncooked rotini pasta
• 1  lb  ground Italian sausage
• 1 (24 ounce) jar  pasta sauce
• 1 (16 ounce) container cottage cheese
• 1 (2 1/4ounce) can  sliced black olives, drained
• 1 (4 ounce) can mushrooms, drained
• 12  ounces  shredded mozzarella cheese
• 2 (3 ounce) packages  sliced  pepperoni

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9X13 casserole dish.
2. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Place pasta in the pot, cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until al dente, and drain.
3. In a skillet over medium heat, cook the sausage until evenly brown, drain grease. Mix in the cooked pasta and pasta sauce. Pour into prepared casserole dish.
4. In a bowl, mix the cottage cheese, olives, mushrooms and mozzarella cheese.
5. Spoon the cheese mixture over the sausage and pasta mixture. Top with pepperoni slices.
6. Bake 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until bubbly and lightly browned.